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For my table of contents I want it to be clean and right to the point. I want people to be able to look at it and clearly understand what page goes where and what you'll find under than particular page. My font for the title Table of Contents is a bold Broadway to add a bit of a clean and fancy look to make it pop. The numbers are size 20 Broadway font also to make them stand out a bit more than the words. The articles/pages are in a Birch size 18 font bold to give them emphasis but are secondary to the numbers which pop out more. I'm only going to use one photo in the upper right corner under the division of the title and content. The reason for this is that I don't want to take up too much space on the table of contents, I want all the information to have room and then the photo adds interest. I plan on making it more refined in the final product but as for a rough draft this is somewhat my idea for it. I took inspiration from the magazines I previously read and the tabl

 For my flat plan I used the magazines I previously read as reference. What I noticed while examining the other magazines pages and ad placements is that they have many more ads then pages/articles. Most have ads placed in a row or have a page and then an ad then another page. I attempted to replicate what I saw and make more ads than pages. In some informational magazines though there were a lot more articles than most, but still more of an average of ads. I'm leaning towards more of an informational magazine but I still attempted a accurate layout. Throughout my magazine i'd plan to have articles relating to my main topic/s and the ads would have some relation to the topics also. I saw in other magazines that if the topic was, for instance health, there would be ads for hair products or health supplements. So with my topic of outdoor activities i'd have something like sports wear or products that relate like roller skates or roller blades. My articles will be along the

I plan on doing an outdoor activities magazine so the activities I choose need to have some experience behind them. So some of the ones I chose or was thinking of choosing was rollerskating, rollerblading, long boarding, and biking. I plan on interviewing some of my family members who do the activities, like my mom who bikes a lot. Also to interview my friend who is new to skating and can offer an outsiders view on the idea of beginning it. I've been rollerskating and long boarding for years so I plan on giving some advice and ideas from my experiences doing it. I will possibly be doing an in-depth article on how I started and why its such a fun and engaging activity. I've already spoken to many of the people who do the things I plan to interview on and already have many ideas on articles i can make. A few questions I've asked, or planned on asking, are around the lines of. QUESTIONS FOR OTHERS:  Why would you start doing an outdoor activity? Answer from friend: &qu

For the cover I have planned to call the magazine 'SOAR' and to me that means freedom and feeling as if your flying. And in this magazine i'll be covering many outdoor activities like rollerskating, rollerblading, long boarding, and possibly biking too. I want the title SOAR to really pop so I used the bold elephant font to give it emphasis. Also my choice for the cover photo taking up the whole background was from some sports and outdoor magazines I looked at. They mainly focus on the whole picture and sometimes don't even have a main model or face on the cover which is kind of what i'm leaning towards. I want to make the focus of the magazine on the outdoor activities and how they are enjoyable and offer health benefits. The articles I do plan on adding is getting in shape with outdoor activities as I put as one of my articles on the cover. I used a bold font that is a bit smaller than the main title but still draws your eye to it. Also, The joys of skating as an

Because i'll be going outdoors I checked out the magazine 'Travel+Leisure' and its mainly about nature and places to visit and things to do. Though it may not directly talk about outdoor fitness, with nature comes outdoor activity. The cover is of a beautiful scene with fields and plants growing, it is soothing and pleasing to the eye and offers a good idea of what to expect while reading. The text has an interesting design that leads your eye across it so you see the whole image. The text is orange and black which compliment the background with a kind of fall look. The front is not too overwhelming and offers just enough to interest you into checking it out. The articles inside talk about the experiences of someone who has traveled as well as where to stay or eat if you travel. They offer articles about healthy food that can be prepared when on a trip, and activities such as skiing or hiking. The ads consist of healthy pet food, fitness clothes, and credit cards to purchas

I observed another 'Shape' magazine due to it being around the things that I would like to add to my project which is health a fitness, I'm thinking of doing sports related things also or outdoor hobbies. The front of the magazine is of a young woman wearing form fitting clothes and has a natural look to her so show she is beautiful the way she is. The background is neutral colors to fit the palette that is pleasing to the eye. The text pops out red on this soft colored background and many fonts are used like bold and cursive. Within the magazine there are many articles that are for healthy food and how to keep healthy skin and body. Also, many of the ads are health a beauty related it consists of, hair products, makeup, healthy pet food, clothes, and healthy food/snacks. There is a wide range of articles but they all relate to health a youth. The images shown are of natural food and models trying cosmetics, as well as self-care things like meditation or fitness. They appea

In the magazine 'Vail Valley' it is about the outdoor activities you can do, and it ranges from camping to hiking and other things. On the front of the magazine there is a women who is in a river holding a fish she has just caught, it states her name and that she is a women who enjoys fishing and is one of many. This photo has action that makes it look alive and the women inspires people and shows that she enjoys going outside and doing exciting things. The font is mostly the same color with no overlapping giving it a clean and refined look that doesn't force you to look at so many different elaborate headings . The inside articles are mainly about where you can go and how you can enjoy outside activities. It offers articles on what to eat and how to prepare it as well as open places to camp of take a vacation. The photos give a good idea of how beautiful nature is as they show many different places with amazing architecture and views, as well as healthy food that inspires

Continuing my health genre research I read over 'Woman's Health' magazine. The magazine is mainly contributing to health tips, foods, products, and workouts. The cover of this magazine is of a young woman who appears healthy with shiny hair and smooth skin. Her clothes are form fitting and show off her healthy body, and the black of the clothes also gives the illusion she is much slimmer. And there is a contrast with the blue background and her in the foreground. The fonts emphasize words and can either overlap over the model of be placed in a formation around her. They use different colors for the type to also add a pop to that particular word. This is a women health magazine so mostly the pages relate to health with food recipe articles and fitness such as workouts and more. They have photos that relate to these articles or give instructions of how to do the particular task, such as the workouts have images of a person doing the workout. And they use bright colors in thei

I'm looking to do a health kind of magazine so I looked over this magazine called 'SHAPE'. This version is mainly about inside and outside body health, it goes over many things in between also. The cover is of a young woman who has a youthful appearance who is wearing fitted clothes. Her outfit is bright and shows parts of the body showing that she is healthy and fit. The background also adds to the bright and eye catching cover, in all the cover looks fun and trendy. The text has many different fonts to add a variety to the cover, also it has bullet points under one of the titles. Most of the colors are hues of orange, red, and yellow which give off a aesthetically pleasing look. The articles cover skin care, healthy food, and makeup as well as other topics. Mixed in with these healthy articles are healthy products being promoted through ads. The ads consist of hair health products and specific skin care products. The photos inside the magazine are of young women who use t